Battle of Petersburg

Author: Ashleigh W and Emma J

Date(s) Fought: June 1864-April 1865

Location: Petersburg, Virginia

Outcome: Confederate Victory

Union Army Size: 62,000 people

Union Army Commander(s):Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade

Confederate Army Size: 42,000 people

Confederate Army Commander(s):Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard

Union Casualties: 8,150 people

Confederate Casualties: 3,236 people

Important events:

Seige of Petersburg
1st Battle of Petersburg=Butler's Assult (June 9)
2nd Battle=Meade's Assult (June 15-18)
Initial attempts to cut railroads (June 21-30)
Last battle fought March 25 Battle of Fort Stedman
Lee abandoned Petersburg and Richmond in April 1865
Near the last battle fought in the war

Overall significance: ----

Richmond-Petersburg Campaign
Fought near the Confederate capital
One of the last Battles in the Civil War

References:

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City of Petersburg

Davidson,Castillo, and Stoff, The American Nation